Physicists take a major step toward making a nuclear clock
The time is nigh for nuclear clocks. In a first, scientists have used a tabletop laser to bump an atomic […]
Psilocybin temporarily dissolves brain networks
Inside your skull, your brain hums along with its own unique pattern of activity, a neural fingerprint that’s yours and
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope could help solve these 5 exoplanet puzzles
Detecting exoplanets used to be so difficult that scientists spotted the first black hole, detected the leftover radiation from the
Separating science fact from fiction in Netflix’s ‘3 Body Problem’
The orbits of a trio of stars can be so chaotic that it’s impossible to precisely calculate the stars’ future
The odds of developing long COVID dropped as the coronavirus evolved
As new varieties of the coronavirus took center stage during the COVID-19 pandemic, the odds of developing long COVID dropped.
Human spaceflight’s new era is fraught with medical and ethical questions
They say that going to space changes you. Often, what’s being referenced is a shift in mindset, a renewed sense
Newfound ‘altermagnets’ shatter the magnetic status quo
For the first time in nearly a century, physicists have identified a brand new type of magnetic material. Crack open
Federally unprotected streams contribute most of the water to U.S. rivers
The dry-looking stream in your backyard may play a major role in feeding U.S. rivers. Channels that flow only in
How to stay healthy during the COVID-19 summertime surge
A summer wave of COVID-19 is rising. “There’s clearly a bump,” says William Schaffner, an infectious diseases expert at Vanderbilt
50 years ago, the sun’s influence on Earth’s lightning was revealed
Lightning and the sun — Science News, June 22, 1974 The latest addition to the growing list of meteorological phenomena